"Raising awareness about the significance of nutrition one community at a time"
Meet the Founders of NAO
Nutrition Awareness Organization, a woman-powered team of dietetic students and health-oriented individuals who are happy to assist the community with the endeavor for promotion of health and wellness!
Alex Cisneros
Alex believes in the significance of prioritizing Nutrition and Health. Her belief about prioritizing Nutrition and Health roots from personal experience of close family members and herself facing health concerns from the lack of awareness of how nutrition correlates with health. Therefore, it brought her to study Human Nutrition at University of Houston on the ACEND track to be a Registered Dietitian. Alex is an advocate for the promotion of nutrition for more than just the physical health but also for mental and emotional wellness. Alex advocates an intuitive eating lifestyle and the incorporation of plant-based nutrition to aide in nourishment of the body. Aside from her passion in Nutrition, she has a love for creative arts and works as a Yoga and Dance teacher! Alex has been a dancer for 16 years and a dance teacher for 7 years. Dancing is the form of art that brought her to the practice of yoga. Yoga is also an art that Alex currently teaches as a 200-hour YT certified teacher since June of 2019! Alex is thrilled to share her passion of nutrition with the Nutrition Awareness Organization and spread educational information with one community at a time.
Jenny Hernandez
Jenny is a student at the University of Houston majoring in Human Nutrition and Foods. Her goal for the future is to work for NASA as a nutritionist. She is very passionate about how nutrition and aspects of space exploration can help us conquer different outlooks when it comes to our overall health and well being. Jenny believes that nutrition is important because it is a staple piece that influences all of your daily needs. It is only by fixing what’s on the inside that can help us live a healthier outside. Some of her hobbies include photography, hiking and astronomy.
Astrid Zuluaga
Astrid is a dietetic intern and a graduate student at Texas Woman's University. She was born and raised in Venezuela and danced ballet for 16 years. She has been teaching this art form for 8 years to aspiring dancers and has recently become a Pilates and Reformer Pilates certified instructor where she has had the chance to individually cross-train aspiring professional dancers as well as adults of all ages. Her ultimate goal is to elongate the career of professional dancers and athletes of all kinds through adequate and specialized nutrition. She plans on becoming a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition to better support pre-professional and professional/elite ballet dancers; Moreover, Astrid also loves the community aspect of nutrition and to have the chance to connect with people of all backgrounds and discuss topics that concerns Houstonians because learning from them makes her a better equipped future dietitian and a more compassionate and understanding human.
Rachel Groschke
Rachel has a passion for public health and graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science from Texas State University in May 2008. She is a mother of 2 boys and a business owner. She loves spending time with her family, practicing yoga, and eating! Rachel believes that the key to a healthier future begins with our children. Creating healthy habits now will establish the foundation for a healthier tomorrow.